Organizers: Constitutional Court of Hungary, National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Institute of the Information Society at University of Public Service.
Date: 31 May 2023.
Location: University of Public Service, Education Centre, 1083 Budapest, Üllői út 82.
On 31 May 2023, the Constitutional Court of Hungary, the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information and the Institute of the Information Society at University of Public Service will again organise their annual conference to discuss issues related to the impact of technological developments on individuals, society, the state and the law.
In 2020 and 2021, two "disruptive technologies", artificial intelligence and internet platforms were the focus of our conferences, and in 2022, without specifying a particular technology, we chose a key area of impact, democracy, as the focal point.
At this year's conference, we will also not narrow down the theme of the event to a specific technology, but will focus on the "human", the relationship between the human personality and the latest technologies. We want to explore how new technologies affect the social status, personality and rights of individuals.
With the rapid development of information technologies, the widespread availability of digital tools and solutions, as well as artificial intelligence, is having an increasing impact on our humanity and our personal circumstances, life and legal relations. In addition to the societal consequences discussed at previous conferences, there is also a duality for the individual: on the one hand, new solutions offer new opportunities and can bring many benefits, but on the other hand, they also bring new risks and can cause serious harm.
As in previous years, this year's conference will take a broad horizon to analyse the issue, covering both the positive and negative impacts of new technologies. On the one hand, any solution that can be classified as newer technologies - from the internet to Big Data-based applications, artificial intelligence and various digital tools - has a place among the issues to be investigated. On the other hand, the conference also aims to address the issues of human governance of technologies and the inevitability of the human factor, by taking a broad view of the human position in technologies - in addition to the implications for the individual's personality, rights and advocacy.
Program and registration (in Hungarian): https://itki.uni-nke.hu/hirek/2023/05/17/az-ember-a-legujabb-technologiak-kozott-cimu-konferencia-programja
